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especially with regard to those who take up arms against the united states as part of the taliban. i think there is a lot that we could learn from that example with regard to the balance we could strike. and i think that this committee is serious about codifying the standards, there is plenty of precedents. .. to even provide and create civil vanities, that by itself would have been incredibly salutary effect of the government's practice. going further, which managed the question of who would prosecute that case when the government be interested in prosecuting its own officers had those soldiers for crossing the line in that case? >> would do that all the time. >> the uniform code of military justice does provide for her schliemann necrosis line. civil remedies might be sufficient. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank the gentleman for scotland questioning. the gentleman from port rico. >> have a couple questions based on your prior testimony and witness submissions. i've noticed some of you it's not all have asserted that the obama industry should actually take in a very limited
especially with regard to those who take up arms against the united states as part of the taliban. i think there is a lot that we could learn from that example with regard to the balance we could strike. and i think that this committee is serious about codifying the standards, there is plenty of precedents. .. to even provide and create civil vanities, that by itself would have been incredibly salutary effect of the government's practice. going further, which managed the question of who would...
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the taliban are taking credit for an attack on a police outpost in the eastern part of the country. gunman broke in during the night and killed 17 people, shooting them as they slept. ten officers are among the dead. the rest are friends and relatives, who happen to be spending the night in what they thought was a safe place. >>> and now to some business news and a big day on wall street. the dow jones industrials closed at a five-year high and a little under 90 points short of their all-time high. this was the second day of a big rally, sparked by good news from the housing market and upbeat talk from federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke. >>> and the classical music world is mourning today the death of a pianist whose playing brought communist and capitalists together. vann clyburn, a texan, was only 23 years old when he won an international competition in moscow back in 1958 during the height of the cold war. he's considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. he developed bone cancer and died today in texas. he was 78 years old. but had a lot of people talking abo
the taliban are taking credit for an attack on a police outpost in the eastern part of the country. gunman broke in during the night and killed 17 people, shooting them as they slept. ten officers are among the dead. the rest are friends and relatives, who happen to be spending the night in what they thought was a safe place. >>> and now to some business news and a big day on wall street. the dow jones industrials closed at a five-year high and a little under 90 points short of their...
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-led forces back off claims that taliban attacks are actually down last year. it appears it is not true. what does it mean for the troop withdrawal plan we'll go in depth. >>> a pair of burglary suspects a jewelry store. what the shocked 81-year-old owner did. we're live at the breaking news desk. jenna: right now the hunt is on for a pair of burglary suspects after they were chased away from a jewelry store but its 81-year-old owner. rick is live from the new york city newsroom with more. rick? >> reporter: this store, owned by an 81-year-old man, who you will see did a very good job keeping theefls stealing a lot more than they did. we'll watch it from several different angles. the same robbery was caught on multiple surveillance cameras. there is the store owner chasing after the two suspects. in another angle you see them walk into the store. they smash a display case. they make off with a couple of watches before the confrontation. they get into the car and drive off. thankfully the store owner is not hurt. suspects are described as hispanic. one is betwee
-led forces back off claims that taliban attacks are actually down last year. it appears it is not true. what does it mean for the troop withdrawal plan we'll go in depth. >>> a pair of burglary suspects a jewelry store. what the shocked 81-year-old owner did. we're live at the breaking news desk. jenna: right now the hunt is on for a pair of burglary suspects after they were chased away from a jewelry store but its 81-year-old owner. rick is live from the new york city newsroom with...
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taliban attacks held steady. and militants killed 17 people overnight, including ten afghan police officers while they slept this in the gazni province in afghanistan. >>> dennis rodman is in north korea, of all places. with three members of the famed harlem globetrotters to put on a show for fans while she film a tv documentary. rodman, known as the worm, tweeting from inside north korea and saying maybe i'll run into the gangnam style dude while i'm here. psy, he is south korean, not north korean. >> a little bit of a problem. >> a big difference. >> i haven't heard the nickname the worm since about 1999. >> rodman, bad as i want to be. >> yet there he is tweeting from north korea. >>> still ahead two days until $85 billion in forced budget cuts go into effect. can congress get past the finger pointing, or is it too late for compromise? we'll speak with steve israel. >>> and business news to discuss too. >> scandal surrounding the vatican as the pope prepares to step down. from accusations of corruption and mon
taliban attacks held steady. and militants killed 17 people overnight, including ten afghan police officers while they slept this in the gazni province in afghanistan. >>> dennis rodman is in north korea, of all places. with three members of the famed harlem globetrotters to put on a show for fans while she film a tv documentary. rodman, known as the worm, tweeting from inside north korea and saying maybe i'll run into the gangnam style dude while i'm here. psy, he is south korean, not...
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the taliban carrying out a sickening attack in eastern afghanistan. insurgents poisoned 17 people at a afghan militia post and then shot them dead. ten were afghan police officers. seven others civilians. the method of poisoning not known. this comes amid news that the obama administration incorrectly reported taliban attacks declined 7% last year. it turns out there was no change in the number. >> brian: you believe that? >> gretchen: pentagon says somebody forgot to include stats from afghan security forces. >> steve: that kind of changes the narrative before the election, doesn't it? >> brian: dramatic scene on a beach in new zealand as cops shoot a shark while police try to save a swimmer's life. like a scene, he shouted a warning and quickly was pulled under. at first the man fought off the shark. then he came back again. >> first time it was like one. but five, six minutes, we saw like three sharks all over him, rolling him around. >> brian: wow. police fired up to 20 shots from the boat and did -- from the helicopter and the boat and tried to r
the taliban carrying out a sickening attack in eastern afghanistan. insurgents poisoned 17 people at a afghan militia post and then shot them dead. ten were afghan police officers. seven others civilians. the method of poisoning not known. this comes amid news that the obama administration incorrectly reported taliban attacks declined 7% last year. it turns out there was no change in the number. >> brian: you believe that? >> gretchen: pentagon says somebody forgot to include stats...
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-led military coalition in afghanistan admitting it incorrectly reported a 70% drop in taliban attack last year, officials admit there of no change in attacks. a coalition spokesman blames it on a clerical error. and insists it does not alter their basic,sesment of the war but it does under cut obama administration's argument. >> new york today marking 20 anniversary of first terrorist attack on world trade center in 1993. a moment of silence was held. the ceremony was held at 9/11 memorial where the trin towers were destroyed 8 years later. lori: the war on terror taking on a new front, a shocking report said that america's enemies are increasingly homegrown. >> reporter: 20 years since first world trade center attack, this investigative report shows the face of domestic terrorism is changing. the new generation of al qaeda operative is made in the u.s. >> future attacks will be less well organized, less complexed, less likely to succeed and more than likely to be conducted by citizens or long-term residents of the u.s. >> reporter: head investigated 171 individuals convicted of al q
-led military coalition in afghanistan admitting it incorrectly reported a 70% drop in taliban attack last year, officials admit there of no change in attacks. a coalition spokesman blames it on a clerical error. and insists it does not alter their basic,sesment of the war but it does under cut obama administration's argument. >> new york today marking 20 anniversary of first terrorist attack on world trade center in 1993. a moment of silence was held. the ceremony was held at 9/11...
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the pentagon admits giving a false impression about the demise of the taliban. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." lesson on islam prompted lawmakers to launch an investigation after this photo. female students are seen wearing burqas in geography class. this is public high school in texas. the teacher reportedly ininstructed her class to call muslim terrorists freedom fighters. parents are fuming linking the world culture to anti-american sentment. meanwhile, the superintendent tells fox news radio exclusively that the teacher did nothing wrong. >> what is more dangerous? fear and ignorance or education and understanding? i think from our standpoint we are here to essential kate the kids. >> i would say neither of the above, greg. i would say propaganda is the most dangerous thing for the students. that is what the teacher was doing. >> greg: i just want the chinese to invade and put us out of our misery. in the name of tolerance, we are embracing
the pentagon admits giving a false impression about the demise of the taliban. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." lesson on islam prompted lawmakers to launch an investigation after this photo. female students are seen wearing burqas in geography class. this is public high school in texas. the teacher reportedly ininstructed her class to call...
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jon: also new questions about the strength of the taliban in afghanistan. why the u.s. military is changing its assessment. jenna: also big questions for so many of you, why some lawmakers in one state are working to get rid, get rid of red light cameras as jon claps us to break. we'll be right back with more "happening now." when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] [ male announcer ] halls. let the cool in. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. jon: a desperate search going on right now for an american couple missing in peru. garrett hand and jamie neil were biking through the andes in late january. after t
jon: also new questions about the strength of the taliban in afghanistan. why the u.s. military is changing its assessment. jenna: also big questions for so many of you, why some lawmakers in one state are working to get rid, get rid of red light cameras as jon claps us to break. we'll be right back with more "happening now." when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs...
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military command in afghanistan announced a few hours ago that its report about a decline in taliban attacks last year was incorrect. they are calling the mistake a clerical error. the military is preparing to release the correct numbers which would show no drop in the number of attacks. former nba star dennis rodman is visiting north korea. this is new video of rodman and three members of the harlem globetrotters in pea upyang. they are -- pyongyang. he's known for outlandish behavior and north korea is one of the most regimented society on earth. north korea's young leader, kim jung un , is said to have been a fan of the bulls in the 1990 when rodman helped them win three championships. >>> two bay area women will be honored at the white house, headdy change and haman will be honored as the champions of change. gurma is on her way to becoming a disability rights lawyer. she's the first deaf and blind student at harvard law school. >>> today's also a big day for a highly-respected member of our ktvu news team who is also a great lady. the city of oakland declared today rita williams
military command in afghanistan announced a few hours ago that its report about a decline in taliban attacks last year was incorrect. they are calling the mistake a clerical error. the military is preparing to release the correct numbers which would show no drop in the number of attacks. former nba star dennis rodman is visiting north korea. this is new video of rodman and three members of the harlem globetrotters in pea upyang. they are -- pyongyang. he's known for outlandish behavior and...
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. >>> welcome back, time now 6:16, they just announced a report about a decline in taliban attacks last year and they are calling the mistake a clerical error. the military is now preparing to release the correct number and it should show there was no drop in attacks. >>> and they are marking the 20th anniversary of the first terrorist attack on the world trade center and the city will honor the several people who died in the 1993 bombing beneath one of the twin towers. more than a thousand people were hurt. now the ceremony is being held at the 9/11 memorial honoring the several people who died in 2001, the attack that brought down the world trade center towers. >>> they are disagreeing on a long term spending strategy and now automatic cuts are just a few days away. these cuts are expected to hurt the bay area economy, kyla campbell? >> reporter: we have learned how it would affect the airport and along the border with mexico and they now they warn same problems could be wading in the -- waiting in the water. there will be less security acts putting job -- agents putting jobs at risk.
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generally get addicted when they were teenagers, generally want to stop at the time they're 30 and 20 taliban it's bad for them, you remind them of the fact that they couldn't control their own destiny so they get anxious, and what did they do? facebook. it's a coping mechanism. we get a large trial at colombia university sponsored by the nih. wanting as with which we can have depressed people in the trial. we had to cancel the trial but we couldn't find a single smoker who was not clinically depressed. the fundamental insight yet again is what to do to help these folks? i would argue that you take a couple different paths. one is show them what's happening. this is what a smoker's lung looks like. you can't hide from the. just look at the darn thing. at 11:00 you see that? as emphysema. the dark tar deposits is pretty evident as well from the cigarettes. and when you see that you have awareness and understanding why this matters to you. but the second insight you have, we offer is there certain times you can change people's minds. as a heart surgeon i don't have a lot of control of people wh
generally get addicted when they were teenagers, generally want to stop at the time they're 30 and 20 taliban it's bad for them, you remind them of the fact that they couldn't control their own destiny so they get anxious, and what did they do? facebook. it's a coping mechanism. we get a large trial at colombia university sponsored by the nih. wanting as with which we can have depressed people in the trial. we had to cancel the trial but we couldn't find a single smoker who was not clinically...
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you have to top the taliban and deal with chaos in libya and mali. you have to ban guns across the country or not. saling up the board ears and fig -- those vast large scale problems lend themselves to ed yolings. no government, big government, self-government. when you're mayor, you have sircht set -- sircht set of task. you better get the snow off the road when it snows. mayor lindsay, some of you may recall in 1960 when failed to plow. almost lost his job. because he didn't plow the streets. mayor teddy, pragmatic mayor of jury -- was known as a pragmatist and famous for having said he was in a meeting with rabbi and christians who were arguing about access to the holy site. he finally said to them, spare me your sermons and fix your suers. a wonderful phrase that contrast the religious that divide israel and palestinian and the middle east. from the practical problems that have to be done. there's another rather unmown mayor same period, very much like him who was a mayor. he almost got himself killed insisting his job to make the city function a
you have to top the taliban and deal with chaos in libya and mali. you have to ban guns across the country or not. saling up the board ears and fig -- those vast large scale problems lend themselves to ed yolings. no government, big government, self-government. when you're mayor, you have sircht set -- sircht set of task. you better get the snow off the road when it snows. mayor lindsay, some of you may recall in 1960 when failed to plow. almost lost his job. because he didn't plow the streets....
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if congress does not want to wage war against the taliban, against whomever, they can cut off funding. >> thank you. >> i am a student at rutgers university. john mentioned the large majority of americans support giving the president the authority to kill american citizens without charges or trial or to process. my question is, if you were identified as a threat by some nameless official in the administration, where you want to process? >> the issue is not -- [applause] john: i don't think there would name him. they might name me. >> the issue is whether we are in a war situation, whether we are operating under the war powers of the constitution or whether we are in a law enforcement situation. the to have radically different approaches. we killed tens of thousands of american citizens, maybe hundreds of thousands with no due process in the civil war, and it was the right thing to do. [applause] john: on that note we're out of time. >> you want to discredit a movement, defend the confederacy. go ahead. john: ambassador bolton. no more time left. thank you for joining us and taking the
if congress does not want to wage war against the taliban, against whomever, they can cut off funding. >> thank you. >> i am a student at rutgers university. john mentioned the large majority of americans support giving the president the authority to kill american citizens without charges or trial or to process. my question is, if you were identified as a threat by some nameless official in the administration, where you want to process? >> the issue is not -- [applause] john:...
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if congress does not want to wage war against the taliban, against whomever, they can cut off funding. >> thank you. >> i am a student at rutgers university. john mentioned the large majority of americans support giving the president the authority to kill american citizens without charges or trial or to process. my question is, if you were identified as a threat by some nameless official in the administration, where you want to process? >> the issue is not -- [applause] john: i don't think there would name him. they might name me. >> the issue is whether we are in a war situation, whether we are operating under the war powers of the constitution or whether we are in a law enforcement situation. the to have radically different approaches. we killed tens of thousands of american citizens, maybe hundreds of thousands with no due process in the civil war, and it was the right thing to do. [applause] john: on that note we're out of time. >> you want to discredit a movement, defend the confederacy. go ahead. john: ambassador bolton. no more time left. thank you for joining us and taking the
if congress does not want to wage war against the taliban, against whomever, they can cut off funding. >> thank you. >> i am a student at rutgers university. john mentioned the large majority of americans support giving the president the authority to kill american citizens without charges or trial or to process. my question is, if you were identified as a threat by some nameless official in the administration, where you want to process? >> the issue is not -- [applause] john:...
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military to task and, in part, to show the afghan people that he is in charge, but this province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan, so if karzai is playing politics here, it's an extremely dangerous game. now, president obama has already announced that 34,000 american troops, half the total american -- from afghanistan by the end of this year, but if u.s. forces are prevent from executing their mission, you may start to hear calls from washington to bring home all american forces sooner than planned. lester. >> thank you. >>> up next here tonight, the pope and his last sunday appearance. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> this was a bittersweet
military to task and, in part, to show the afghan people that he is in charge, but this province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan, so if karzai is playing politics here, it's an extremely dangerous game. now, president obama has already announced that 34,000 american troops, half the total american -- from afghanistan by the end of this year, but if u.s. forces are prevent from executing their mission, you may start to hear calls from washington to bring...
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the province of war doc is has been very volatile for a very long time when the taliban are active there so this could also be. you know some kind of impersonate of u.s. forces or are the like like what has happened there before but i think the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place is been volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in out of people's houses that and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his own situation. you know last week president karzai banned afghan forces from calling in nato air strikes in residential areas do you think couples trying to show that it's ready and willing to take over now that foreign troops are preparing to pull out. well i think he's in it yes i think definitely definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement in fact they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know they're they're still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want
the province of war doc is has been very volatile for a very long time when the taliban are active there so this could also be. you know some kind of impersonate of u.s. forces or are the like like what has happened there before but i think the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place is been volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in out of people's houses that and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his...
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when the taliban came in they burned all the film reals and band cinema. >> reporter: with the taliban still a threat they know they could become targets. >> life is very difficult in afghanistan. especially to us. >> these kids are incredibly courageous. and they-- they want a better future for themselves, just like the characters in the movie. >> reporter: their trip to america is a whirlwind, overwhelming but in a good way, says fawad mohammadi. when you go home what will you mis? >> i think we will miss everything here, a lot. >> reporter: but they admit, what they'll mismost is the feel of freedom. will you feel safe? >> no. i can say that in here i am so safe. >> >> reporter: they've experienced a lot. >> they sure have. when i was 14 i was reading science fiction books in my bedroom and playing on nice green lawns. all the kids in afghanistan have grown up too fast. >> reporter: reality may be harsh, but for now it can wait. >> the red carpet, everybody said, "look at me! look at me." >> reporter: you didn't know who was talking to you. >> it's the dream of every actor to go to
when the taliban came in they burned all the film reals and band cinema. >> reporter: with the taliban still a threat they know they could become targets. >> life is very difficult in afghanistan. especially to us. >> these kids are incredibly courageous. and they-- they want a better future for themselves, just like the characters in the movie. >> reporter: their trip to america is a whirlwind, overwhelming but in a good way, says fawad mohammadi. when you go home what...
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was a problem and it was discussed in the justice department to make membership in al qaeda or the taliban itself a crime. but that was rejected because they thought the idea of mia membership as a crime was seen as it had very bad optics, one senior official in the pentagon told me it sounds like having a fought crime from 1984. that would be a problem. theythought crime from 1984. that would be a problem. they did decide to import conspiracy and civilian law to military law. it is easy to prove as opposed to things they are conspiring to do more have done. for the same reason it has been disfavored as a war crime. the nuremberg tribunal rejected conspiracy conviction for the most part. the rationale is just that the nature of armed conflict is doing things in a group. since that is what the entire endeavour is, to unmask coordinated violence, making one participant guilty of the act of all the other participants would be too broad. that is the rationale. but what happened with the twenty-first century military commission project was several civilian crime such as conspiracy were imported
was a problem and it was discussed in the justice department to make membership in al qaeda or the taliban itself a crime. but that was rejected because they thought the idea of mia membership as a crime was seen as it had very bad optics, one senior official in the pentagon told me it sounds like having a fought crime from 1984. that would be a problem. theythought crime from 1984. that would be a problem. they did decide to import conspiracy and civilian law to military law. it is easy to...
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drones killed three militants in pakistan's taliban controlled region of north waziristan and by militant i mean the term that the white house uses for any human being blown to pieces by u.s. missile. not only has the perpetual use of drones over pakistan yemen somalia killed countless innocent civilians but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment in the us terrorism against the us among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone carrying and today's hash tag is the drone king a phrase i coined on the show that's picking up some steam in the social media world so keep throwing that into the twitter verse john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country through the next phase of the war on terror so because it will be stuck with this guy at least until he's mired in a sex s
drones killed three militants in pakistan's taliban controlled region of north waziristan and by militant i mean the term that the white house uses for any human being blown to pieces by u.s. missile. not only has the perpetual use of drones over pakistan yemen somalia killed countless innocent civilians but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment in the us terrorism against the us among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner...
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drones killed three militants in pakistan's taliban controlled region of north waziristan and by militant i mean the term that the white house uses for any human being blown to pieces by a u.s. missile not only has the perpetual use of drones over pakistan yemen somalia killed countless innocent civilians but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment in the us terrorism against the u.s. among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone carrying today's hash tag is officially drone king a phrase i coined on the show that's picking up some steam in the social media world so keep throwing that into the twitter verse john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country into the next phase of the war on terror so because it will be stuck with this guy at least until he's mired in a se
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do you think it is wrong to reach a peace settlement with the taliban parts would that be useful? >> well, first of all i think the terrible bomb blast do underline what i think emphasized throughout the presentation is that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats we face, and this is one of the issues united states and india has worked on closely together. i'm not sure that it could be homegrown terrorism. we have had a number of tax which have been traced to inspiration outside the country i don't know yet. we will have to wait until the investigation reports are being completed. but counterterrorism certainly has attracted the attention of our government at the highest levels. we have developed a number of new mechanisms, both in terms of intelligence, in terms of the coordination between central government and the states because policing the estate subject. and, indeed, for instant checking and working out -- but like every other country, we are on the frontline of terrorism. we perhaps a little more than others, and we need to reinforce our efforts. and we will cert
do you think it is wrong to reach a peace settlement with the taliban parts would that be useful? >> well, first of all i think the terrible bomb blast do underline what i think emphasized throughout the presentation is that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats we face, and this is one of the issues united states and india has worked on closely together. i'm not sure that it could be homegrown terrorism. we have had a number of tax which have been traced to inspiration...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...
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i know the taliban sees these military working dogs as a precious target to them because they're keeping you safe. we watched a video of her ripping somebody to shreds. >> they're a valuable asset in every part over there. they play the ability for them to do what they do is just -- there is nothing that beats it. , a lot of people are putting their lives in their hands. >> leonard, six months ago, it's hard to believe this was just six months ago, early morning in july, take us back when she saved your life. >> technically she did. technically. she did two days prior, she had alerted behavior of an ied, which we called up the expert. that's one situation. she was on the right side of the road. stayed to the left side of the road. >> what happened to you? there was a crazy explosion. i think we've got video of that. we want to take a listen. >> staff sergeant len anderson and his working dog are on patrol near the taliban strong hold. >> got my scout. >> you feel like you would have died if it weren't for azza helping you out there. >> yes, ma'am. basically when me and the lieutenant wer
i know the taliban sees these military working dogs as a precious target to them because they're keeping you safe. we watched a video of her ripping somebody to shreds. >> they're a valuable asset in every part over there. they play the ability for them to do what they do is just -- there is nothing that beats it. , a lot of people are putting their lives in their hands. >> leonard, six months ago, it's hard to believe this was just six months ago, early morning in july, take us...
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in afghanistan a top taliban commander has been captured. afghan forces say they arrested muhammad. officials believe he's behind several large attacks in pakistan. raj? >> thank you, janel. new tonight at 6:00, about 200 pages of transcripts from private hearings in the chandra levy case are public. attorneys for the man convicted of her murder says the case against him is built on a lie. the pages are heavily blacked out but his lawyers will will demand a new trial. modesto intern chandra levy disappeared in washington, d.c., in 2001 while interning for gary condit. the man was convicted of killing her primarily on the testimony of a prison informant. today's records indicate prosecutors learned a year ago there was a problem with a witness and defense attorneys are outraged that prosecutors didn't share that information for months. >>> it might be hard to believe but the federal minimum wage is lower right now accounting for inflation than it was 30 years ago under president reagan. president obama would like to raise the national minimum wage to $9 an hour claiming it would redu
in afghanistan a top taliban commander has been captured. afghan forces say they arrested muhammad. officials believe he's behind several large attacks in pakistan. raj? >> thank you, janel. new tonight at 6:00, about 200 pages of transcripts from private hearings in the chandra levy case are public. attorneys for the man convicted of her murder says the case against him is built on a lie. the pages are heavily blacked out but his lawyers will will demand a new trial. modesto intern...
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we really had decimated taliban troops in the field. the afghan army really was getting better. but you need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission. you know, what has happened since is that counterinsurgency has kind of disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan is now being abandoned as something that we really should not do. we are going through, you know, we are reverting back to a new american way of war which involves a very small footprints , drones from the sky, very small commando raids from a kind of the opposite of counterinsurgency. and on the one hand, well, you know, we're not sending 100,000 troops to up molly ore. the, but on the other hand i feel that what this does to is it sets up this illusion we're going back to the syndrome of military operations other than war, you know, i'm sure that if somebody asked you to our we have war? are we ever were in molly? are we have more in the sudan. no. nobody's getting killed. there are people on the ground. but, that's the problem with these kinds of things. it creates this antiseptic --
we really had decimated taliban troops in the field. the afghan army really was getting better. but you need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission. you know, what has happened since is that counterinsurgency has kind of disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan is now being abandoned as something that we really should not do. we are going through, you know, we are reverting back to a new american way of war which involves a very small footprints , drones from...
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this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they destroy them. schools should be billed for girls everywhere. -- built for girls everywhere. th-- at the nearby boys primary they study in the shadow of their former school which was reduced to rubble in december. the damage done here was a man's. there were three bombs planted in the brought the building to the ground. what i am standing on is the roof of the school. what mattered 60 boys used to come to classes here but 40 have not -- 160 voyage used to come to classes here. 40 have not returned. their parents are too afraid to send them. in a country where spending on e
this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they...
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first, though, the war on terror goeso afghanistan to capture or kill osama bin laden and destroy the taliban regime that supports al qaeda. by november, the enemy is on the run, forced to flee into the mountains and across the boarder to pakistan. but while bin laden remains at large, washington's attention turns to iraq, to saddam. >> i think the united states since desert storm has always had a various planning with respect to iraq. [ siren ] >> operation desert storm. also known as the first gulf war. in 1991 following iraq's invasion of kuwait, a u.s.-led coalition of 34 countries drives saddam's forces out of kuwait and decimates the iraqi army in six weeks. but despite that overwhelming victory, president george h.w. bush faces criticism at home for not going all the way to baghdad to rid the world of saddam hussein. >> i made very, very clear from day one that it was not an objective of the coalition to get saddam hussein out of there by force. >> dick cheney, his defense secretary at the time, supports the first president bush's restraint. >> i think we got it right. conversations i
first, though, the war on terror goeso afghanistan to capture or kill osama bin laden and destroy the taliban regime that supports al qaeda. by november, the enemy is on the run, forced to flee into the mountains and across the boarder to pakistan. but while bin laden remains at large, washington's attention turns to iraq, to saddam. >> i think the united states since desert storm has always had a various planning with respect to iraq. [ siren ] >> operation desert storm. also known...
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it was my first trip to afghanistan shortly after the fall of the taliban. as you know, under the taliban government, little girls weren't allowed to go to school or taught to read and there are penalties for those in privacy and secret to teach them to read. i never been more proud of our government because one of the things the u.s. aid department did was set up reading programs for these little girls, many of them now 13-15, never in their life had a chance to read. i went into this room and it was very crowded and smelly because there was not much running water in afghanistan at the time and was very dirty but here these little girls were learning -- these young women were learning to read and i -- we talked with them through a translator and one of them told me one day when they learned to read, she wanted to write a book. i was at the time writing my book and i said well, is there something i could say on your behalf in my book until you get around to writing yours? and her answer through the translator was immediate. and she said, women should be free
it was my first trip to afghanistan shortly after the fall of the taliban. as you know, under the taliban government, little girls weren't allowed to go to school or taught to read and there are penalties for those in privacy and secret to teach them to read. i never been more proud of our government because one of the things the u.s. aid department did was set up reading programs for these little girls, many of them now 13-15, never in their life had a chance to read. i went into this room and...
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it is suspected the pakistani taliban is behind this attack. meantime, republicans are warning president obama not to move forward with his own immigration reform plan. they are furious the white house is drafting legislation even if lawmakers try to hammer out proposals of their own. nbc's tracie potts has more from capitol hill. >> i'm happy with the with president. he's given us the space. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> reporter: other lawmakers here are warning president obama to back off after someone leaked a white house proposal that would immediately protect 11 million illegal immigrants and allow them to become citizens within eight years. it does not guarantee what republicans want -- border security first. >> that tells us he's looking for a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution. >> this is the president torpedoing his plan. it shows me he's really not serious. >> reporter: the white house says its proposal is a backup plan for the group of eight democrats and republicans working behind the scenes on a compro
it is suspected the pakistani taliban is behind this attack. meantime, republicans are warning president obama not to move forward with his own immigration reform plan. they are furious the white house is drafting legislation even if lawmakers try to hammer out proposals of their own. nbc's tracie potts has more from capitol hill. >> i'm happy with the with president. he's given us the space. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> reporter: other lawmakers here are warning...